I was in Victor Harbor on the 11th of August 2023, taking a leisurely walk along the Esplanade, feasting my eyes on the stunning seascape view of Encounter Bay, feeling […]
![1. pellet a Tuas, MelindaChan [wyc] - 2](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/1.-pellet-a-Tuas-MelindaChan-wyc-2-q8dfaptf1md23ojyzf3csm5ul4rfscg17cnu1h1z74.jpg "1. pellet a Tuas, MelindaChan [wyc] – 2")
On 12th February 2015, Melinda Chan collected two pellets from Tuas, around the area where the pair of Black-shouldered Kites (Elanus caeruleus) was nesting LINK. One pellet was larger than […]
![BSK-vomit? [ChanYokeMeng] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BSK-vomit-ChanYokeMeng-1-q8dgbapb0ifrxdf4dqbobvumtygocanz8en3e4tf1s.jpg "BSK-vomit? [ChanYokeMeng] – 1")
On 21st April 2015, Melinda Chan sent in two images of a juvenile Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) photographed by Chan Yoke Meng (above, below). The kite was on a high […]
![8-1. mouse freshly-killed [ChanYokeMeng]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/8-1.-mouse-freshly-killed-ChanYokeMeng1-q8dfeoovwfsn4esft4unbm3wvp78ac78eztmzj64xc.jpg "8-1. mouse freshly-killed [ChanYokeMeng]")
The series of images in this post show the adult Black-shouldered Kites (Elanus caeruleus) removing the entrails from decapitated mice and dumping the parts on to the ground. This was […]
![8-1. mouse freshly-killed [ChanYokeMeng]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/8-1.-mouse-freshly-killed-ChanYokeMeng-q8dgmf4jvxnxb99hfjequ2szw3n1fctmrgjxu0bpf4.jpg "8-1. mouse freshly-killed [ChanYokeMeng]")
The ground below the nest of the Black-shouldered Kites (Elanus caeruleus) is often littered with carcases of mice and numerous pellets. The image above shows a headless mice found below […]
![BSK JMyna-bones-near-pellets-WLK [wyc] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BSK-JMyna-bones-near-pellets-WLK-wyc-1-q8dgi416k9rm3lirl6dawnxxvivh5apx64wtncpnxs.jpg "BSK JMyna-bones-near-pellets-WLK [wyc] – 1")
Field ornithologist Wang Luan Keng came across a the Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) tearing a dead Javan Myna (Acridotheres javanicus) apart on a high perch recently, as shown in the […]
![7-1. BSK-mouse [ChanYokeMeng]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/7-1.-BSK-mouse-ChanYokeMeng--q8df6kd2uyogtol284hoa5vk4v82sgypmsxmqh7kog.jpg "7-1. BSK-mouse [ChanYokeMeng]")
Mice appear to be the major diet of the pair of Black-shouldered Kites (Elanus caeruleus) nesting in Tuas. The adult kites were regularly seen hunting mice from their favourite perch. […]
![6-1. BSK-feed 2 chicks [CKM] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/6-1.-BSK-feed-2-chicks-CKM-1-q8dfjzi4ft1ul939uxbwvryhgx2qow8qt897epb7u8.jpg "6-1. BSK-feed 2 chicks [CKM] – 1")
The nest of the Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) is loosely constructed of twigs placed around the forks of branches high up in the tree. The first chick was seen in […]
![BeeEaterBlTl-rain [WandLuanKeng]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BeeEaterBlTl-rain-WandLuanKeng-q8df44090jbiic5ek2aqrs68anbkox7xynlzmgukxc.jpg "BeeEaterBlTl-rain [WandLuanKeng]")
Normally when it rains birds take shelter, usually under the foliage LINK. However, Singapore recently experienced a period of drought. So when there were light showers during this period, birds […]
![CrowH-BSK [ChanYokeMeng] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/CrowH-BSK-ChanYokeMeng-1-q8dgmrcgcs4ni6rqg6ow8hpzm3yt7f6555192ltl68.jpg "CrowH-BSK [ChanYokeMeng] – 1")
The pair of Black-shouldered Kites (Elanus caeruleus) nesting in Tuas was regularly harassed by the pair of House Crows (Corvus splendens) nesting a little down the road. The crows were […]
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